December 9 Man’s purpose is to serve all mankind, not to serve only one man while doing harm to others. For a Christian, the love of one’s motherland can be an obstacle to the love of one’s neighbor. Lost souls escape their loss of control in patriotism. DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON Patriotism is not a virtue. … Continue reading December 9
December 8
December 8 It seems so easy to fulfill the law of God that is expressed in the Christian teaching, but we are still so far from this fulfilment! The law of right living is not immediately clear to the wise man, but it becomes much clearer when he follows it. The law of right living… Continue reading December 8
GOOD DAD
The day had finally arrived for direct confrontation, and that is what had happened. Not at all shaken, but rather very surprised but amused to see how this conundrum would unfold. I let myself in this game while remaining vigilant. I have gone to see an uncle, brother, and especially the more notable person of… Continue reading GOOD DAD
December 7
December 7 Life consists of numerous invisible, imperceptible changes, changes that began at birth and end with death. It is not possible for us humans to observe them all. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone; but if it dies,… Continue reading December 7
December 5
December 5 The longer mankind exists, the more liberated it becomes from prejudice and the more clearly it perceives the law of life. Ours is the age of criticism. Religion and law try to escape from criticism, religion by saying that it is divine and law by showing that it is powerful. But some suspicions… Continue reading December 5
December 4
December 4 It is not said by chance that the essence of divine law is to love God and your neighbor. Neighbors come and go, but God exists always. Therefore, a man can fulfill this law when he is alone in a desert, or when he is in prison. He can love God and God’s… Continue reading December 4
03 December
December 3 Art is the activity whereby a person makes a conscious attempt to use the particular means at his disposal to transmit his feelings to others so that they feel them as intensely as he does. In a true creation of art, there is not only no border between the work of art and… Continue reading 03 December
December 02
December 2 “Do not kill” these words refer not just to the killing of a person , but to the killing of anything which is alive. The commandment was written in the people’s hearts before it was heard on Mt. Sinai. Whatever arguments they use against vegetarianism, men cannot prevent themselves from feeling compassion and… Continue reading December 02
December 01
December 1 A woman does not differ from a man in her chief missiorn. This mission is to serve God. The difference is in the method of this service. Though the mission of a woman’s life is the same as that of a man’s life and the service to God is fulfilled by the same… Continue reading December 01
November 30
November 30 When a humble person forgets himself, he is united with God. People who try to force circumstances become their slaves. Those who use them become their masters The TALMUD There is nothing in this world more tender and more pliable than water, yet hard and rigid things cannot resist it. Weakness defeats strength,… Continue reading November 30